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Association of severe malaria with a specific Plasmodium falciparum genotype in French Guiana.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jul 2001
Ariey F, Hommel D, Le Scanf C, Duchemin J B, Peneau C, Hulin A, Sarthou J L, Reynes J M, Fandeur T, Mercereau-Puijalon O
Abstract excerpt
Why severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria occurs in only a small percentage of patients is unclear. The possibility that specific parasite characteristics contribute to severity has been investigated in French Guiana, a hypoendemic area, where parasite diversity is low and all patients with severe cases are referred to a single intensive care unit. Parasite genotyping in geographically and temporally matched...
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